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    Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a multifactorial condition usually caused by nutritional imbalance, obesity, physical inactivity, genetics, and other lifestyle factors. It develops over time and leads to damage of vital organs like the heart, brain, eyes, and kidneys if left untreated. Symptoms may include headaches, nosebleeds, chest pain, and vision changes. Treatment involves medication, lifestyle changes, and monitoring to control blood pressure and prevent health complications.

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    Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a multifactorial condition usually caused by nutritional imbalance, obesity, physical inactivity, genetics, and other lifestyle factors. It develops over time and leads to damage of vital organs like the heart, brain, eyes, and kidneys if left untreated. Symptoms may include headaches, nosebleeds, chest pain, and vision changes. Treatment involves medication, lifestyle changes, and monitoring to control blood pressure and prevent health complications.

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    Concept Map On Hypertension

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    Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a multifactorial condition usually caused by nutritional imbalance, obesity, physical inactivity, genetics, and other lifestyle factors. It develops over time and leads to damage of vital organs like the heart, brain, eyes, and kidneys if left untreated. Symptoms may include headaches, nosebleeds, chest pain, and vision changes. Treatment involves medication, lifestyle changes, and monitoring to control blood pressure and prevent health complications.

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    Risk Factor HYPERTENSION results in

    Usually hits at 45 Age


    Nutritional imbalance causes
    Unhealthy diet Leads to
    African-Americans tend to Physical Inactivity Developing Chronic illness
    develop it younger and
    Race Increase of Blood pressure
    have more severe
    Obesity Makes the heart work

    and/or
    hypertension harder to pump blood out
    Multifactorial Inheritance
    to the body
    Too much Alcohol
    The prevalence of Sex Tabaco Use
    Stress Long-lasting High Blood Pressure
    hypertension is higher in
    men than women until Sex - men > women Damage to the heart
    after menopause Coronary artery disease
    Enlarged left heart
    Leads to Heart failure

    >130 mmHg systolic and


    Contributes to hardening
    >80 mmHg diastolic Causing
    Leads to of the arteries
    Hypertrophy

    Damage to the kidney


    Kidney scarring
    Nosebleed
    Kidney failure
    Headache
    Physical Irregular heart rhythms
    Treatment
    Manifestation Vision changes
    Buzzing in the ears Damage to the eyes
    Fatigue Retinopathy
    Nausea Choroidopathy
    Vomiting Optic neuropathy
    Tests Chest pain
    With Medication
    Muscle tremors
    Damage to the brain
    Transient ischemic attack (ministroke)
    Stroke
    Without Medication Dementia
    Mild cognitive impairment

    Ambulatory
    Diuretics
    monitoring
    Angiotensin-converting enzyme
    Lab tests
    inhibitors
    Electrocardiogram
    Exercise Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
    Echocardiogram
    Eat healthy diet Calcium channel blockers May lead to
    Reduce sodium Alpha blockers
    Limit Alcohol intake Alpha-beta blockers
    Quit smoking Beta blockers
    Reduce Stress Aldosterone antagonists
    Monitor blood Renin inhibitors
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